{"id":14537,"date":"2017-05-24T08:57:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14537"},"modified":"2017-05-24T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:57:29","slug":"dccc-challenger-for-tom-reed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14537","title":{"rendered":"DCCC challenger for Tom Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DCCC<\/a> is targeting New York Republicans<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“These days it’s easier to say who the Democratic Congressional Committee isn’t targeting. The committee is actively recruiting candidates and fundraising against every Republican member of Congress in New York with the exception of Long Island Representative Peter King<\/a> … Of the 79 Republican seats currently targeted, eight are in New York …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A challenger for Tom Reed<\/a> has emerged<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Rick Gallant<\/a>, a longtime teacher and union activist from the Corning area, announced that he will challenge Reed next year in New York’s 23rd Congressional District<\/a>, which covers much of the Southern Tier and part of the Finger Lakes … This will be the third consecutive election in which the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted Reed, who won by wide margins both times nevertheless … Asked about gun control \u2013 another issue important in the district \u2013 he said: “I am all for responsible gun ownership.” Part of that, though, would be legislation keeping guns out of the hands of the seriously mentally ill, he added<\/strong> …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That caveat means he’ll support the Bloomberg gun control agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n